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  • Stargazing News - May 29th, 2025

    From CJ@954:100/61 to All on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 06:31:48
    Thursday May 29, 2025

    Arcturus Follows the Bear (all night)

    The evening eastern sky on May evenings is dominated by the bright orange star Arcturus, aka Alpha Botis. This star, located 37 light-years from Earth, is a K0-class red-orange giant with 1.5 times the mass of our sun, and about 100 times the output of the sun in visible wavelengths. Arcturus is visible from everywhere on Earth except for extreme southern latitudes. For observers in mid-northern latitudes, only Sirius shines brighter. Arcturus' name derives from the expression "Guardian of the Bear" because it trails Ursa Major, the Big Bear.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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    * Origin: CJ's Place, Orange City FL > cjsplace.thruhere.net (954:100/61)
  • From CJ@954:100/61 to All on Thursday, May 29, 2025 06:16:47
    Friday May 30, 2025

    Mare Crisium (evening)

    On Friday evening, May 30, the dark oval of Mare Crisium will be framed inside the appealing crescent of the young moon. This 345 mile (556 km) diameter
    basin is easy to see using your unaided eyes, binoculars, and any telescope.
    It is located near the eastern edge of the moon, just north of the moon's equator (the up-down red curve). The wobble of the moon, known as lunar libration, shifts Mare Crisium higher and lower, and closer and farther from the moon's edge at various times.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
    --- SBBSecho 3.23-Linux
    * Origin: CJ's Place, Orange City FL > cjsplace.thruhere.net (954:100/61)